In today's video we're spotlighting our big green Gurutzpe MEGABORE Lathe affectionately referred to as "THE HULK". We purchased this 30 year old monster about 8 months ago to help us machine all the drill rods, drill stem and various components for our MEGADRILL project.
The Hulk is a Weapon. It came without any manuals or books - and has no real ID plates - so we have no idea how much power it generates... but nothing has come close to stopping it yet!
We'll give you a tour of how the big boy works, and then show you the TOP 5 things we use it for.
1) Ripping off metal (obviously)
2) Trepanning (with our shop made tool)
3) Deep Drilling (with a 130mm Kennametal HTS Drill)
4) Deep Boring (with our shop made 70kg / 150lb "TINY" bar)
5) All the random massive stuff that keeps coming in the door!
PS: We just hit 20,000 subscribers! A huge thank you to you all - especially those who regularly like, comment on and share our videos. At last count we're reaching over 30 countries and almost every state in the USA! It's so humbling for a little machine shop in the middle of nowhere.
I'd like to give a special shout to Karen & Kurtis from @CuttingEdgeEngineering not just for their help in my journey, but also for setting the bar so high. Appreciate you both!
About HAL Heavy Duty:
We're a real life machine shop for a 60 year old drilling company located in Central Queensland, Australia. Our job is to keep rigs running in the field - fixing all the stuff drillers break and creating all the custom gear they need to get the job done!
We run two CNC's, manual repair lathes, a few mills and a big green Megabore Lathe we call "THE HULK"... and are constantly having to make weird and wonderful tools for odd (usually oversize) jobs.
We're a little shop that takes on big projects, and the latest is our MEGADRILL project where we're manufacturing a 3.0m (10 foot!) drill bit that'll weigh upward of 20 tonnes and we're getting ready to send it 250m (800+ feet) deep.
If you want to catch up on the progress... here's the latest on the project.
The Megadrill Project https://youtu.be/OKPr15PucGQ?si=dTVN39xDaAYi3Je9
The Drive Sub https://youtu.be/mK3slsayuZM?si=kB4koTj7MrkngnlJ
Mega Drill Rods https://youtu.be/qtsz7cLtDY8?si=LL-ip0p-M-FVsoTs
The Big Bit https://youtu.be/j_g8wMRu7wc?si=_PO-F-opHgggzjU1
The Auger Drive Sub https://youtu.be/r796Mw4j1gM?si=_9yPWEgUw4b10d5e
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